The meeting between the four regional players comes as China has increased its assertiveness in the East and South China seas. ( read original story ...)
Thales Partners with EVERING to Secure the Next-Generation of Wearable Fashion in Japan
Contactless payment technology brings convenience to consumers worldwide, especially in the wake of the current pandemic. And, by bringing contactless payment devices to wearables to integrate more ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Crypto wealth management startup Abra raises $55 million in heat of digital asset boom
Led by IGNIA and Blockchain Capital, Abra, a crypto wealth management company, has raised $55 million in new funding. ( read original story ...)
Crypto needs clear, predictable guidance: Chamber of Digital Commerce president
Kavita Gupta, Fintech.TV co-founder and Delta Blockchain Fund founder, and Perianne Boring, Chamber of Digital Commerce founder and president, discuss SEC chair Gary Gensler's comments on Capitol Hill ... ( read original story ...)
Sen. Pat Toomey on the need for clarity on crypto regulations
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) joins "Squawk Box" discuss his questioning of SEC chair Gary Gensler on crypto regulation. ( read original story ...)
For $21,900, Could This 1983 Plymouth Sapporo Be A Captured Import That Captures Your Heart?
The ad for today’s Nice Price or No Dice Plymouth claims that it has to be the “nicest on the planet.” Let’s see if it’s also the nicest value on the globe. One fun car from the ’80s was the Plymouth ... ( read original story ...)
US Army Japan reports 22 COVID-19 cases as infections continue to slide in nearby Tokyo
New coronavirus cases in Tokyo are continuing to drop to levels not seen since the runup to the fifth and highest wave of infections. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Australia firms look to build large-scale green liquefied hydrogen supply chain
Japan's biggest hydrogen supplier Iwatani Corp and five other firms said on Wednesday they will study the feasibility of building a green liquefied hydrogen supply chain between Japan and Australia ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Met Gala ensemble took 150 hours to complete
Naomi Osaka's Met Gala outfit took 150 hours to complete. The 23-year-old tennis ace's head-turning ensemble, which was custom made by Louis Vuitton's Nicolas Ghesquiere with the help of her sister, ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 1,052 new infections as cases continue to fall
Tokyo’s daily cases decreased week on week for the 24th straight day. New COVID-19 fatalities in the Japanese capital came to 20. The seven-day average of daily new infection cases stood at 1,132 as ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 1,052 coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 6,806
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 1,052 new coronavirus cases, up 48 from Tuesday and 782 down from last Wednesday. It is the 24th straight day that the daily figure has been ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Didn’t Worsen Covid-19 Spread, Data Suggest
Outside specialists still see issues with Japan’s porous bubble for Summer Games participants. ( read original story ...)
Olympic athlete Fethi Nourine banned for TEN YEARS after refusing to fight Israeli opponent at Tokyo 2020
THE Algerian judo player who pulled out of the Olympics to avoid an Israeli opponent has been handed a 10-YEAR ban from the sport. Fethi Nourine pulled out of the lightweight competition after the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan LDP’s Ishiba formally announces support for PM contender Kono
Shigeru Ishiba, a heavyweight politician of Japan's ruling party, formally announced on Wednesday that he would not run for the party's leadership race, throwing his support instead behind Taro Kono, ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz says he wasn’t quick enough to short litecoin on the fake Walmart news that made no sense to him
Made no sense to me. But I wasn't quick enough to short it, and that, of course, turned out to be fraud,' Novogratz said at the SALT Conference Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s securities industry group to review IPO price-setting process
A Japanese brokerage industry group said on Wednesday it would review the process for setting the price of initial public offerings (IPO), responding to criticism from startups that IPO prices have ... ( read original story ...)